Beta 2-adrenergic receptor gene association with overweight and asthma in children and adolescents and its relationship with physical fitness

• Main Authors: Neiva Leite (Author), Leilane Lazarotto (Author), Gerusa Eisfeld Milano (Author), Ana Claudia Kapp Titski (Author), Cássio Leandro Mühe Consentino (Author), Fernanda de Mattos (Author), Fabiana Antunes de Andrade (Author), Lupe Furtado-Alle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To investigate the association of Arg16Gly and Gln27Glu polymorphisms of β2-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB2) with the occurrence of asthma and overweight and the gene's influence on anthropometric, clinic, biochemical and physical fitness variables in children and adolescents. Method...